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What You Need to Know About Living Wills: Part 1
I think the only living being who may not have yet heard of the Terri Schiavo case is my cat, Mildred. And, she’s no dummy. In all seriousness though, Schiavo’s case brought to the forefront our own thoughts on end of life, and the myriad moral, political and medical issues it affords. Owing in large part to an overly zealous media, we know the heart-wrenching story of the woman in her twenties who spent 15 years in a senior...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
What You Need to Know About Living Wills: Part 2
(This is the second half in a two-part series. Read What You Need to Know About Living Wills: Part 1.) In continuing last week’s discussion on advance directives and the various types, I ran across an article published by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, which illustrates the importance of these documents. In a recent survey put forth to families of some 1,500 people who died—71% of whom had advance directives—“families felt better about their communication with their...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Dying with Dignity
My grandmother passed away surrounded by loved ones in the sterility of a hospital room. Recently diagnosed with stomach cancer, she was shuttled back and forth to the hospital until the end. Her illness and subsequent passing happened so swiftly that we were shell-shocked. What would she have wanted? From the start of her illness, Grandma was not pleased with her doctors or the care she was receiving. She did not want to go to the hospital, preferring instead...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
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